Sat, 15 May 2021, 13:32 PM Pro Modified Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Modified at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Lane 1: Mike Castellana Runs 5.848/247.61, Now #6; Best prior run: 15.230/68.78, Was #19

Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 30.27 inches, adjusted altitude 1,470 feet.

Castellana was straight down the groove to go from the outside into the top half of the show. Mike Castellana's incremental times: 60ft-0.973 sec., 330ft-2.582, 660ft-3.854/195.68 mph, 1,000ft-4.937.

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Lane 1: Jerico Balduf Runs 5.803/228.23, Now #6; Best prior run: 12.783/80.72, Was #18
Lane 2: Dwanye Wolfe Runs 6.079/248.11, Now #11; No Prior Run
Lane 3: Justin Jones Runs 9.251/95.98, Now #16; Best prior run: 8.871/146.62, Was #14
Lane 4: Tony Wilson Runs 12.051/73.48, Now #20; Best prior run: 14.172/66.75, Was #19

Balduf kept it hooked up to go to the number six spot. Jerico Balduf's incremental times: 60ft-0.966 sec., 330ft-2.547, 660ft-3.798/199.73 mph, 1,000ft-4.864.

Wolfe after having problems yesterday gets into the show. Dwanye Wolfe's incremental times: 60ft-0.962 sec., 330ft-2.747, 660ft-4.076/190.73 mph, 1,000ft-5.170.

Jones starts to lose traction and clicks it off.

Wilson lost traction right at the hit and clicked it off.

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Lane 1: Alex Laughlin Runs 6.103/197.57, Now #9; Best prior run: 5.953/244.87, Was #9
Lane 2: Eric Latino Runs 9.526/110.25, Now #19; No Prior Run
Lane 3: Paul Daigrepont Runs 6.842/199.20, Now #14; Best prior run: 8.077/115.39, Was #14
Lane 4: Chad Green Runs 6.151/236.01, Now #12; Best prior run: 9.849/92.04, Was #18

Laughlin will not improve and stays in the number nine spot.

Latino shook and clicked it off right at the hit.

Daigrepont is straight down the groove, he will stay in the number 14 spot.

Green with a clean pass to get in the show.

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Lane 1: Mike Salinas Runs 5.755/249.21, Now #4; Best prior run: 5.736/248.25, Was #4
Lane 2: Jeff Jones No Time, Now #20; Best prior run: 10.409/84.40, Was #20
Lane 3: Rickie Smith Runs 5.790/251.16, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.023/247.34, Was #10
Lane 4: Lyle Barnett Runs 6.057/245.36, Now #11; Best prior run: 9.065/102.80, Was #18

Salinas with another good looking pass, but will not improve. Mike Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-0.952 sec., 330ft-2.522, 660ft-3.774/196.24 mph, 1,000ft-4.850.

Jones can't get the car to fire and pushes it off the starting line.

Smith is straight down the groove to get in the top half of the show. Rickie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-0.984 sec., 330ft-2.600, 660ft-3.842/200.41 mph, 1,000ft-4.896.

Barnett gets into the show.

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Lane 1: Steve Jackson Runs 6.897/147.20, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.690/253.37, Was #3
Lane 2: JR Gray Runs 5.765/251.67, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.343/177.53, Was #14
Lane 3: Doug Winters Runs 5.797/248.84, Now #8; Best prior run: 5.851/245.94, Was #9
Lane 4: Brandon Snider Runs 5.818/251.63, Now #10; Best prior run: 8.444/115.76, Was #17

Jackson with problems and clicked it off.

Gray kept it hooked up and moves into the top half of the show. JR Gray's incremental times: 60ft-0.981 sec., 330ft-2.589, 660ft-3.829/200.68 mph, 1,000ft-4.875.

Winters makes a move into the top half of the show. Doug Winters' incremental times: 60ft-0.943 sec., 330ft-2.555, 660ft-3.808/196.39 mph, 1,000ft-4.886.

snider is straight down the groove to get in the show. Brandon Snider's incremental times: 60ft-0.960 sec., 330ft-2.600, 660ft-3.860/197.86 mph, 1,000ft-4.924.

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Lane 1: Justin Bond Runs 9.384/94.81, Now #1; Best prior run: 5.631/253.75, Was #1
Lane 2: Jose Gonzalez Runs 5.678/252.80, Now #3; Best prior run: 5.760/212.53, Was #5
Lane 3: Khalid alBalooshi Runs 7.553/122.69, Now #2; Best prior run: 5.658/253.61, Was #2
Lane 4: Jeffery Barker Runs 5.804/250.37, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.672/124.01, Was #17

Bond starts to lose traction and clicks it off.

Gonzalez kept it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Jose Gonzalez's incremental times: 60ft-0.933 sec., 330ft-2.498, 660ft-3.736/200.59 mph, 1,000ft-4.789.

alBalooshi lost traction early and clicked it off.

Barker is straight down the groove to the number 10 spot. Jeffery Barker's incremental times: 60ft-0.972 sec., 330ft-2.599, 660ft-3.842/198.55 mph, 1,000ft-4.906.

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